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The Best Leftovers Hack Is Making Fried Rice

Your rice will be better the second time around

Mark Bittman
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Published in
3 min readApr 21, 2020

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Photo: Romulo Yanes

That cold rice in the fridge from last night is perfect for making fried rice today; since it’s dried out and firm, it will toast properly, lending it the characteristics of that fried rice you’ve been missing from your favorite neighborhood Chinese restaurant.

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Mark Bittman
Heated

Has published 30 books, including How to Cook Everything and VB6: The Case for Part-Time Veganism. Newsletter at markbittman.com.